
During the bleak winter months here in the Northeast, I often gravitate to beef stroganoff, turkey tetrazzini, and other creamy, meat-heavy noodle dishes for a quick hit of coziness. So for this version, I brown ground pork with some mushrooms before stirring in broth and scraping up all the savory bits.
Cooking the noodles in this saucy mix ensures that they are deeply flavorful from the inside out. And just at the end, I stir in Boursin cheese, delivering quintessential creaminess and complex herby flavor from one ingredient. Even better: There’s not a bunch of herbs wasting away in my fridge before I get the chance to use them up.–Leah Colin
Creamy Pork and Egg Noodles FAQs
You absolutely can. But I find that making two single batches of a dish at the same time is always better. Sometimes doubling a dish, especially a casserole, can end in disaster. (That’s why you won’t find an ingredient multiplier on LC.)
Ground turkey, ground chicken, ground beef–even ground lamb–will work. The flavor profile will change, so keep that in mind.
Creamy Pork and Egg Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon mild vegetable oil
- 1 pound ground pork
- 8 ounces cremini or white mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt, plus more if needed
- 4 cups canned chicken broth or homemade chicken stock
- 8 ounces (4 cups) wide egg noodles
- 1 package (5.2 ounce) Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, crumbled
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, warm the oil until just smoking. Add pork, mushrooms, and salt and cook until liquid has evaporated and pork is beginning to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Stir in broth, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits and bring to a simmer. Stir in noodles, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are just tender, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, stir in Boursin cheese until well combined, then let sit until slightly thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir to recombine, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
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Recipe Testers’ Reviews
Creamy pork with egg noodles is a quick and easy meal reminiscent of Stroganoff with savory creaminess and herby flavors. The prep time was minimal, especially with pre-sliced mushrooms from the grocery store and ground pork. My tasters cleaned up every bit after going back to the Dutch oven for second helpings!
This simple recipe turned out creamy, savory noodles that seem more than the sum of their parts. Next time, I’ll leave out the salt as the broth is salty enough, and add more mushrooms. We added fresh spinach to our leftovers without issue. Boursin seems worth keeping on hand as a speedy and flavorful sub for cream and herbs, now that winter is here.
The whole time I was making this creamy pork and egg noodles I kept asking myself, “How come I’ve never thought to do this?” The recipe couldn’t be easier – brown some meat, add broth and noodles, cook, add cheese, et voila. You do have to slice a few mushrooms (although, you could buy them sliced) and stirring is required but other than that, it’s just patience. And, this is a one-pot meal–so minimal dishes!
This creamy pork and egg noodles dish was quick, easy, and delicious. I’ll definitely be making this again! And I think I’d actually choose this over a classic beef stroganoff. Everything comes together in one pot with very little prep and ingredients. You’ll have dinner ready in no time with very little mess to clean. I was skeptical of the Boursin, but it was amazing in this dish. I highly recommend you try this!
Five ingredients, one pot, 30 minutes from start to finish? Not to mention delicious? You bet these creamy pork and egg noodles will be going into regular rotation here!
Well, if this isn’t just the best one-pan 30-minute weeknight meal! Basically, it’s cheap-ish, requires just a few dishes, and everyone LOVED it. We were all surprised at how much flavor such a seemingly small amount of cheese added. But to get maximum flavor, you do need to brown the pork and mushrooms deeply, which only takes a few minutes more. Leftovers reheat well too. And that’s a plus in our house.
Talk about a weeknight wonder. At first glance, I thought this might be bland with so few ingredients, but it’s so good. The finished dish does indeed taste like a stroganoff. There essentially is no prep time if you use presliced mushrooms (I didn’t but would totally help a working mom). The concise directions are accurate. The only tweak I have would be to possibly thicken the noodle mixture with a teaspoon of cornstarch in a slurry before adding the Boursin. Mine did not thicken after 10 min, nor did the noodles absorb the sauce to thicken it overnight as a heated leftover lunch. This is a perfect camping dish!
We made this tonight with leftover pork. Didn’t have Boursin cheese on hand so sub’d Philly cream cheese w/garden vegetables, and in addition to fresh mushrooms, added a can of Chopped mild green Chile’s. I loved it! My daughter said, “It’s alright, and would eat again.” My husband who is not a pasta fan was impressed how quickly & easily it came together, was a “one-pot wonder” (he calls this mandatory in his favorite type dish.)
Will keep this in our go-to list. Definitely a keeper!
Barb, I love how you Macgyvered the recipe. It sounds delicious!